Job 29:8

29:8 the young men would see me and step aside, ¹ 

and the old men would get up and remain standing;

Job 32:16

32:16 And I have waited. ²  But because they do not speak,

because they stand there and answer no more,

[29:8]  ¹ tn The verb means “to hide; to withdraw.” The young men out of respect would withdraw or yield the place of leadership to Job (thus the translation “step aside”). The old men would rise and remain standing until Job took his seat – a sign of respect.

[32:16]  ² tn Some commentators take this as a question: “And shall [or must] I wait because they do not speak?” (A. B. Davidson, R. Gordis). But this is not convincing because the silence of the friends is the reason for him to speak, not to wait.